When “Brooklyn’s Finest” starts, a cop tells a Catholic priest that he doesn’t want God’s forgiveness, just his help. From the outset it’s clear that this movie is going to be bleak.
The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, treading very much the same ‘bad cop’ territory he did in “Training Day.” That film won Denzel Washington an Oscar for his portrayal of a corrupt narcotics officer, and Fuqua shows the same knack for pulling out strong performances in “Brooklyn’s Finest.”
The ideas in a movie like this aren’t exactly original. We know that the job isn’t what it seems to be, that there are always racial tensions and corruption.
MOVIE REVIEW
Brooklyn's Finest
Dive verdict: 3 of 5 stars